Vegetable-slicer.



J. N. WINANS. VEGETABLE SLIOER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 8, 1909.

945,889. Patented Jain. 11,1910.

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JAMES wmnns, or FERGUS FALLS, MINNESOTA.

VEGETABLE-SLICER.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented J {1-11. 11, 1910.

Application filed April 8. 1909. Serial No. '4 88/746.

To all w/unnit may concern: a

. Be it known-that Ldimfns N. \Vnxums, a

citizen of-the United" fb'tate's; residing at l ergus Falls, in-fthe-couiity' of Ottertail, State of Minnesotayhave invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vegetable- Slicers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make'and use the same.

The invention relates to a vegetable slicer and more particularly to the class of ma chines for cutting into slices vegetables, such as potatoes and apples.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a machine of thiseharacter in which a vegetable tote/sliced is supported within a receiver directly above a plurality of cutter blades so as to be subsequently sliced thereby, and a reciprocating plunger adapted to act upon the vegetable to enable the slicing thereof. by the cutter blades.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a vegetable slicer of this character in which are mounted a plurality of yieldable supporting fingers for holding avege table centrally above a plurality of cutter knives fixedly held within a receiver, and which supporting lingers are readily and easily detached so that in event of the breaking of any one of the same it can be replaced by a new one, and manually operable means for actin upon a vegetable support.- ed by the yielda 1e fingers to effect the slicing thereof by the cutting blades within the receiver.

11- further object of the invention is the provision of a vegetable slicer which 1s sunple in onstruction, durable, v thoroughly efficient in operation and inexpensive in the manufacture 1th these and other o'byects in view the invention consists in the construction, combination andarrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described in detail, illustrated in the accompanying drawings which disclose the preferred .form of emhodiment of the invention to enable those skilled in the art to carry the invention into practice, and as broughtout-.in the claim hereunto appended.

in the drawings :Figure 1 is aside ele- .eation of the invention. Fig. 2 is atopplan view thereof. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view through the receiver showing the parts in position before operation. Fig. 4c is a similar view showing the parts in position after operation. Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the receiver. Fig. 6 is a sectional view on the line 6- G of F ig. 1. Fig. 7 is an end ele-. vation of the plunger head.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views in the drawings.

In the drawings the numeral 10 designates a bench or table having at opposite ends the. usual supporting legs 11 and containing in its top a suitable opening in'which is fitted the mouth portion of a. cylindrical receiver 12, which latter has formed at its mouth portion bear'ingears 13, the same secured to the table by fasteners 14:, so as to mount the receiver at its mouth portion flush with the upper surface of the table or bench top.

Mounted -1n the lower end of the receiver 12, are cutting blades 15, the same crossmg each other at their central points and are formed with V-shapd upper cutting edges 16, extending throughout the length thereof. Secured within the receiver are inwardly converging leaf springs 17, the lower ends of which are detachably mounted by bolt fasteners 18, to the receiver. Secured to the upper ends of the spring 17 are supporting spring fingers 19 the upper ends of which extend above the mouth portion of the receiver and are formed with outwardly and downwardly curved extremities 20, while the opposite lower ends converge inwardly toward each other and are formed with central bifurcations 21 to form forked ext re1nities straddling the cutter blades. 15, and are guided thereby while supporting a vegetable in the rccehrcr and in this manner the said supporting lingers are prevented from displacement out of normal a-lining relation to each other.

Secured to the tabletop and rising vertically therefrom is a guide bracket or stand ard 22,.having slidably connected thereto a reciprocating carrier the same being in the form of an arm 23. secured at. one terminal to a slide plate 24, the opposite ends of which are formed with clamping cars 25, emhrzu:- ing the standard 22, to slidably connect the carrier thereto. Fixed to the arm 23 .at its other terminal and depending therefrom is a plunger head or block 26, provided with crossed slots 27, adapted to allow the. cutter blades 16. to enter so that the plunger can descend far enough relative to thelsaid blades to press a. potatoor'other vegetnlfie. down to be cut. mto pieces and the pieces pushed between the cutters.

' Connected to an eye 28. at the lower end of the standard 22, is one end of a spring member 29, the same formed with a coil 30, and its opposite end bentto form a' loop 31, to encircle the carrier 'and having its bearing against the under face of the arm 23, so s to hold the carrier under tension and toenahle the said carrier'to be returned oi" reset alter each operation.

livoted to one of he legs 11, of the table is 2 foot treadle 32, to which is connected one end of :1- fiexible wire or' cable 33, which latter has its opposite end connected through the medium of an eye '34, to the arm 23, so that upon application of foot power to the trundle it will operate the plunger block to push n vegetable in the receiver against and through the knives for the slicing of the Vegetable.

The carr er 1s limited in its upwnrd stroke,

by n stop-lug 35, formed at the upper end of the standard.

From the-foregoing.description, the eoi1 struetion and operation of the invention will be clear, therefore a. men extended explanation has been omitted.

What is claimed is:-

In a vegetable slicer, a receiver. crossed cuttin elements secured within the i' t'll't'fl' .zit its ower end, inwardly converging lent springs detachably mounted within the receiver, supporting spring fingers fixed to the free ends of said spring fingers and having bifurcated. lower extremities engaging the cutter elements, and :1- reeiproca ting plunger adapted to push a vegetable. through the cutter elements. 4

In testimony whereof, I 'niiix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES N. WINA 'Witnesses:

- F. J. EVANS,

HENRY G. DANE. 

